Duplex dirt-wagon.



N. B. MGGHBE & R. K. ACUFP.

DUPLEX DIRT WAGON. APPLIUAT'LON FILED JULY19, 1912 Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

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DUPLEX mm WAGON,

.aYlLIQ-ATION FILED JULY 1: 1M" 1,075.926.

Patented. 0%. 14 1913.

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NICHOLAS B. Iw'LcGHEE AND ROSA K. ACUl-E', F TEMEE. 4$EEZGTIA- DUPLEX DIRT-'WAGGH.

Specification of Letters Patent Penman om. i4, i923.

Application fiieci July 19, 1812v Serial 1% 718,898

Tempe, in the county of Maricopa and State of Arizona, have invented a new and Improved DuplexDirt w'agon, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descripiiun.

The ohject of the present. invention is to for provide a receptacle mounted on wheeie the purpose of temporarily receiving the earth -w1ieh is removed from a grave prcpai'atory t0 the interment of the dead so that such earth may be temporarily IL'JHO EKl from the vicinity of the o aen raw and em cealed during the services attendant at the burial and? thus permit of :1 gathering of the friends and relatives ahout. the grave sluring the services without the inwnn-nient-e attendant upon the piling of the earth upon the ground adjacent the grave and also to insure a sightly appearance of the surroundings during the funeral 591W The invention hereinafter described and the novel features specifically indicated in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the acconi Tanying drawings, constituting a part 0 this specification, in which siiniiar characters of reference denote eorreeponding parts in all the views and in whioi1 Figure, 1 shows a top plan ViC'W of the (iii-t wagon and the cooperative conveyor in position to receive the earth as it is removed from the open grave; Fig. shows an end elevation of the dirt Wagon anti the con wyer connected thereto, in position to re ceive the earth from the grave; and Fig. 3 shows the dirt wagon and conveyer discharging its contents into the open grave.

The dirt receptacle 1 is preferably cylindrical in form and of a size to rinveniently hold the desired toad of dirt. It is preferably rovided with a plurality of chambers 2 armed by the longitudinally extend ing partitions 3 which extend irom end to end upon the interior of the receptacle 1 and are disposed at an angle to each other. The inciosin v cylindrical wail i is nrovitleti with longitutiinnl openings 5 giving access to the chambers 2, and these openings 5 are closed by removable covers 6 which are eernreii in pofiitinn by l'sltflflfi of pivoted inaspn 7 com nested to the covers 6 and which are arranged to overlap upon the upper surface of Nnnoms B, Me-

6 anti 3' the adjacent core tnrnbnttons 8 wnih are into the Yhe cyi" S'ii upon a shaft l i-m'crs 6 along the outer e5 1 l i l (lriral re eptacle 3 '15 mount 10 supported at its oppmite ends in been lings 11 carried by vertzienillecini-e :2. The yolies 12 are mounted upon the opposim end 3 of 3 her 13 which gjnoviilml with a iiiih l wheel or hearing 1i which res-F upon a simialnr hearing 15 carried lift n frame H3 and in any nqmi or convenient manner. The dirt receptacle 1 is mmle of less length than the iiiriktfltf between the truck wheeie It in order to provide qmit for manipulation oi: the hinged .il'ml's of the name and the propel opplivnlion mnl arrangement of the dirt ('unvcyer, as ht-i'ei nqtter ie'i-ril e i. The iframes 16 at op imise ends are provided with hearings 1? in which are mounted the axles or trnnnions i8 earning the nl'zeeis 19. The frames 16 are Pll'fl'ilit'ti with sockets 20 to which may he fitted a pole ill, secured iletaehnlvly by means of the bolt It is to be observed that the pole .31. thus adapted for connection with either "end of the truck so 11 to draw the tiirtwagon in either direction. The arches 12 are (Onnecteti l lonfz'limlinally extruding lie mil; :5) whereby rigidity and r wgih are $1 cured,

Coiiperating with the recepta le 1 is provided :1 suitable mnwyer vonnistiog of the side frames 24 supporting at either end rollers over which is lightly ii awn a belt 26 or any suita'nle flexible carrier naming the nccafinifi strength, and to the outer surface of which are fixed in any suitable ran-inner, transversely extending slats 22". The lower rolier 25 provided with a crank or there may be two cranks one loeated at up osite ends as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawmg whereby the roller may be turned in its hearings to Cause the eonveyer belt 24 52'? to move in n direction to carry the dirt npward from the open grave and deiiver it to the receptacle 1, or to receive Gift from such receptacle anti deliver it to the open grave. Suitable pawl and ratchet mechanism such as the pawis 29 anti the 1-11 iete in) may he provided to prevent fiowmmnl inm ement of the elevator when nsml. for loading as. shown in Fig. 2. The elevator provie with means for nn agg adjacent to the rme'ptncie. i

which pirotaliy conneeimi' to the bar 353' in the lower position as shown in Fig. 3

where the elevator is used for receiving dirt from the receptacle and delivering it to the open grave. As shown the support consists of pairs of legs 31 and 32 pivoted respectively near the ends of the elevator frame 24, the legs 32 being quite short so as to support the outer end of the elevator a little above the edge of the grave, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The legs 31 are connected by means of pivoted links 33 to the frame 24, and as shown in Fig. 2, there is a detachable connection between the links 33 and the legs 31 whereby they may be dropped to the position shown in Fig. 3 when the conveyer is lowered for receiving dirt from the receptacle to be delivered to the open grave.

In order to turn the receptacle 1, the shaft 10 is provided at either end with a sprocket wheel 34 which is engaged by a sprocket chain 35 which is driven by a similar sprocket wheel 36 mounted upon astud 37, on the yokes 12, and which may be turned by a crank 38 whereby through the chains 37 to turn the receptacle.

In operation, the apparatus is positioned as shown in Fig. 2 adjacent the edge of the grave to be opened, and the dirt which is removed from the grave is placed upon the elevator, and as it is placed thereon, cranks 28 may be operated to cause the elevator to travel upward and discharge the dirt at its upper end into one of the chambers of the receptacle. When one of the chambers has been filled, its door 6 will be turned down and securely fastened and the receptacle revolved to bring another chamber into filling position. After the dirt has been removed from the grave and the receptacle filled, the

elevator is disconnected therefrom and removed to suitable storage place away from the vicinity of the grave, leaving a free and clear space around the grave for the accom modatlon of the friends of the deceased during the funeral services. After the funeral services are over, the wagon is drawn into the position shown in Fig. 3 in which the elevator is in its lowermost position. Thus the cylindrical receptacle may be revolved to deposit dirt on the elevator which will reconvey it into the. grave.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A dirt wagon comprising a wheel truck having vertical parallel arches fixed on its axles, a cylindrical dirt receptacle arranged longitudinally of said truck so that it extends between the front and rear axles, the length of the receptacle being less than the distance between the front and rear wheels of the truck, a central shaft for said receptacle which is journaled in the aforesaid arches, the receptacle having a plurality of dirt-receiving chambers extending the whole len th of the same and provided with side openings of the some length and having covers for closing them, and sprocket mechanism arranged between the front end of the cylinder and the adjacent arch, as described.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

NICHOLAS B. MCGHEE. ROSAL K. ACUFF.

'Witnesses:

H. O. LYMAN, Eu a LYMAN. 

